Better recipe: one cup of good quality NON-seasoned rice vinegar warmed over low heat to just dissolve 3 TBL brown sugar with dried crushed red pepper to taste (add pinch of salt if you wish, I don't); cool briefly and add halved sliced english cuke pieces in a jar to just cover and refrigerate. Wait a day or more. Delicious and simple, excellent in sandwiches or salads(or snacking) add julienned baby carrots if you like.

Took the advice of previous reviewers and was rewarded with a delicious and different summer salad. Used radishes and kirby cucumbers (seeds removed)chopping into a medium dice. Simply whisked the dressing, adding a little red pepper flake. Marinated overnight. Served as a "salsa" along side/on top of highly-seasoned, grilled lamb burgers. Wonderful complement. Note: After 24 hours, salad heated downhill fast.

Great pickles! My family is Chinese, and this is how we make pickles. Try adding a few dashes of dried red pepper flakes, and some crushed garlic cloves, let sit overnight. We also used sticks of daikon radish, as well as the small kirby cucumbers (also called "pickling cucumbers"). Don't use the usual garden variety cucumbers (the large fat ones), they tend to end up too watery, and not crisp.

I have been making this recipe for several years. The only thing I do differently is instead of radishes I add thinly sliced red onion. I find men particularly like the pickled onion. You might just add sugar to suit. Also, I don't boil the syrup, just thoroughly whisk it until the sugar is disolved. Really tasty with barbequed meats or fried chicken!

I loved this salad-with a few changes. I don't care for radishes so I omitted them and I added chopped fresh dill. The result is a light and fresh tasting dish that goes wery well with fish or anything that is grilled. It was still great after siiting overnight in the fridge.